According to official website, the Ministry of Education of China, as of February 22nd, 2024, there were 39 985 universities in China, including 1 12 universities 2 1 1. 985 University is to build a world-class university, which was put forward by1May 1998 as the 2 1 century education revitalization action plan. 2 1 1 University is a construction project for about 100 universities and a number of key disciplines in 2 1 century.

Northwest Normal University, located in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, is a key university jointly established by the Gansu Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Education. It has been selected into a number of colleges and universities, such as the basic capacity building project in the central and western regions of China, the excellent teacher training plan, the subject innovation and intelligence introduction plan in colleges and universities, the Chinese education base of the State Council Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, and the collaborative quality improvement plan of normal education.